Printing "Form Fields Only" not working correctly in Adobe XI

I have a pdf form with fields including check boxes. If I print this form with all fields it prints correctly, but if I select "Form Fields Only" then all check boxes print as checked regardless of whether or not they are checked. When I use this form in earlier versions of Adobe I do not get this problem. Any ideas or solutions?

Also the "PrintParams" properties require version 6 or above of Acrobat/Reader.
One has to review the Acrobat JavaScript API for all sorts of version variations in the way Acrobat's JS object works. And the documention is not always correct.

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Printing form fields only on Reader

Before I get to the meat, a little background. We are in the process of converting all of our forms into PDFs so to keep everything the same across the company. My company is a contract packager, and we ship out many items. We have purchased forms for Bills of Lading and Packing slips that have duplicate copies for the back.
We would like to be able to scan the form into the computer, and create a PDF with text fields to type in the information, but then only print the form field data. Basically, I want the form to show up on the computer screen but only print the data that's entered. With Acrobat, I can select in the printer box to print form fields only, but when I put the form on the system and tried it on a computer that only has Reader it doesn't give me the option of printing the fields only. (I'm the only computer that has and uses Acrobat).
I'm not a programmer of any sorts, but is there a way to have Reader do what I want it to?
Thanks in advance for any help!
Bret

Hello Eveyone
My solution for this is simple
In Adobe Pro, go to menu bar in:
Documente-->
Backgroup-->
Add and Replace or Update
in Apperance select
Apperance Options
remove the check for "SHOW WHEN PRINTING"
This solved the problem to print forms with background in your company.
GOOD LUCK

Print form fields ONLY in Adobe Reader XI.

I created a form in LiveCycle for use by an admin (who only has Adobe Reader, not Acrobat) to print checks. I want to print form fields ONLY.
Is there a way to do this?
HELP!

Best to ask in the Acrobat Forum. I'm pretty sure it's a parameter set up when the form is created. Reader only interprets data based on the saved settings.

Printing Form Fields only .. from Reader

I am a NEWBIE using Adobe Acrobat 8 Pro. It would be a lot easier if Reader & Pro had the same print options for printing formfields only .. but that's life.
I have created a form with interactive fields for input. However am having
difficulty having just the "form fields" only print to the preprinted form.
I have created a new button and found coding for the printparms ..
var pp = this.getPrintParams();
pp.interactive = pp.constants.interactionLevel.silent;
pp.printContent = pp.constants.printContents.formFieldsOnly;
pp.pageHandling = pp.constants.handling.none;
this.print(pp);
It's my first attempt at XML / Javascript coding and must be missing something because it's not working.
If anyone has "a sample" of complete code .. it would be really appreciated .. or a brief explaination might get me going.

Also the "PrintParams" properties require version 6 or above of Acrobat/Reader.
One has to review the Acrobat JavaScript API for all sorts of version variations in the way Acrobat's JS object works. And the documention is not always correct.

Can't print "Form Fields Only" from newly-installed Acrobat Reader XI

I have created numerous forms for our agency on which our employees used (in previous versions of Acrobat Reader) the "Form Fields Only" print function. We finally got the boss to give us the OK to upgrade to Acrobat XI Pro for me, and Acrobat Reader XI for the employees. However, they open the same forms we've been using and find that they no longer have the menu option to choose "Form Fields Only" for printing purposes. I would be very grateful to anyone who might be able to steer me in the right direction as to how I resolve this issue. Unfortunately, the job does not afford me a lot of time for research and "playing" with new software, and we need to have these forms work for us by Thursday. Help, please! And Merry Christmas to everyone!

One possible workaround is to export the form data and then import it into a "blank" version of the same file, that has only the form fields. This would require using a script to export and import the data, and to create that additional version of the file for printing purposes.
Or you can put the file's contents on a non-printable layer when creating it...

Trouble printing "Form fields only"

I've added text to a document, and have selected "Form fields only" for printing but the form fields do not appear. The fields do appear when I print the entire document. I am using XI Standard, and I've printed form fields before. Any suggestions?

I found the problem... I had added Text through "Edit Text & Images", when I switched to adding a Comment text, I was able to print the "Form Fields Only"

Printing "Form fields only" reverses the "x" marks

I am printing an insurance claim pdf form. I fill out the form in Acrobat Pro. When I print the form document, it prints correctly. When I print the form selecting "form fields only" (It's better for me to do this), ALL the box check marks (the x's) are reversed! So if a box is checked on the form, it prints unchecked. If a box is unchecked, it prints checked. I am using Acrobat 11.0.0. Mac 10.7.2
Any ideas to help with this?
Thank you.
Sam

Have you had a solution to this problem? I have the same problem since upgrading from Pro 9 to XI.

Aligned Form Fields Do Not Display Correctly Where Visible Borders Overlap?

I'm on creating some forms & checklists for the company I work for to simplify our project workflow. When adding text fields to the form I'd like to add borders to segregate the various fields & make the form more presentable.
The problem I'm having, is that I'm unable to place fields immediately adjacent one another without leaving a gap. If I do & use the snap to grid option, aligning the top of one field with bottom of another, it does not display correctly when printed. The border lines appear to have differing thicknesses where they touch & this makes the form look terrible. Currently I'm having to create the borders in an excel spreadsheet, convert to pdf & add borderless fields within the pre printed borders. While this gives me the look i want, if I later want to add to or amend the form I have to start from scratch first modifying the initial excel layout which is too time consuming. I'm using Acrobat X Pro. Any assistance appreciated.
Regards
John

There are at least two techniques to allow you to change the underlying layout and remake the static part of the PDF, without having to redo the form fields (except new ones, and moving as needed).
That is replace pages and copy-paste of form fields.

Trying to print form fields only

I have made a fillable form with LiveCycle Designer, it is a 2 page form that my customer will receive by email, fill out and then feeds into a regular ink jet printer to print off fields onto an already pre-printed page they have in their office (they are basically filling out their name, address, etc contact information to print onto a brochure that is pre-printed) My client will use Acrobat Reader to fill in the form. Does anyone know a way to do this? I have read about making the background non-printable, or non-visible, but my background is an already created PDF that I have imported (with the forms built on top of it in LiveCycle). Doesn't seem to work unless I import it as an EPS.
I also have Adobe Acrobat 8 Professional. Is there a different way I should be doing this instead of LiveCycle? I have tried to import the PDF background as an EPS, but the quality makes it really bad and I want the professional quality of the pdf that I already have built, as I have 10 of these to do and the PDFs are already done.
I have been trying to work this out for 2 weeks and still not getting anywhere. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Hi,
OK I am back at the desk.
I have checked the help files for Acrobat 8 Pro and Acrobat 9 Pro and it appears that the ability to "import as a layer" was added in version 9. Sorry.
You can check out the help file here: http://help.adobe.com/en_US/Acrobat/8.0/Professional/index.html and go to Editing PDFs > Layers.
If the original PDF was generated from InDesign you may still be able to get the layers into the PDF: Help file
"To retain layers when you convert InDesign CS or later documents to PDF, make sure that Compatibility is set to Acrobat 6 (PDF 1.5) and that Create Acrobat Layers is selected in the Export PDF dialog box"
The last thing I can suggest (and I believe you can do this in Acrobat 8) is to start off with the blank PDF and from the Forms menu add a button to the page.
Resize the button to the full page and then right click on the button and get its properties.
The screen shots should look similar to v8. I am just going to highlight some of the setting you should set for the background button.
In particular make sure that the button behaviour is set to NONE in the Options tab.
Hope that helps,
Niall

Print form fields only

I've created a fillable form in Acrobat 9 Pro from a Word doc. I need to print a listing of all field names in the document (and what they relate to) - when I go to the print dialogue box, there's an option for "print field names only" but it only results in a blank piece of paper. How can I get the field names only (I don't want any data within the fields only the field names themselves)? I see them on the screen in edit mode, but can't seem to locate a way to print them out.
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when I go to the print dialogue box, there's an option for "print field names only" but it only results in a blank piece of paper.
There is only a option 'print fields only'. With this option you can print the filled fields only.

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I have tried all possible settings for my iview and form layouts, but nothing works as it did with Flash. I simply cannot get the fields to resize.
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Just received this from SAP:
17.04.2009 - 09:20:53 CET - Reply by SAP
Hi Henning
Thanks for contacting SAP and providing with most of the details required to analyze the issue.
As per note 1235408,this is a known issue with Flex2.
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Solution: None; there is no relative layout available for the Flex 2 runtime.
Workaround: Choose the "Actual size" option in the "Fit contents" list in the Configure task panel of the UI elements.
Please refer to the note for workaround on the issue.
See mentioned note if this also applies to your problem.
Henning

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Acrobat Fillable Form -Reader Enable Not Working Correctly

I have a form that has been used and modified a number of times that is accessed from an intranet. I am trying to make it Reader enabled, (All user have Reader X installed). I enabled, and infact if I try to Enable Usage Rights I get the error dialog box that says. "This document already has enabled usage rights in Adobe Reader. To remove Reader Enablement, use File > Save a Copy" However, I go to a PC with Reader installed and try to open the file I get the following error in the lavendar bar at the top - "Fill out the following ofr. You cannot save data typed into this form..." So the Reader Enablement isn't carrying over in the form when reviewed from the Intranet .
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Judy,
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Form Fields do not print

Hello,
I created a form in InDesign then exported it to Acrobat Pro where I added numerous fields and enabled "Usage Rights" so I could email the form to customers to fill out, save and email back. The problem is when I open the forms that have been emailed back I have to hit the "Highlight Fields" icon to make the fields appear with data in it. Then when I try to print the entire form only the background prints and does not include the data in the fields. I can print "form fields only" but that is not helpful without the background appearing with the info in the form fields. Any suggestions? Any Help wuould be greatly appreciated! I have attached a sample pdf of what I am experiencing.

Hi there I think you misplaced your question this is Acrobat Pro question not a Flex question.

Printing "Form Fields Only" not working correctly in Adobe XI

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